Rolling green hills and rugged coasts/hills make up most of the province.
The northern areas are more mountainous than the rest of the province, containing harsh terrain such as the Dragontail Mountains and the Wrothgarian Mountains
Most of High Rock is one giant peninsula, surrounded by the Eltheric Ocean to the north and east, and the Illiac Bay to the south. It connects to the rest of mainland Tamriel in the east.
The border between High Rock and Skyrim is marked by the Druadach Mountains to the east.
The border between High Rock and Hammerfell is marked by the Bjoulsae River and the Illiac Bay to the south.
Summary:
Homeland of the Bretons.
Makes up the northwestern part of Tamriel.
Basically Western Europe.
Borders Hammerfell to the south and Skyrim to the East
Although recognized as one imperial province by the empire, High Rock is made up of multiple city states and minor kingdoms
Real-world counterpart/inspiration: Western Europe (Carolingian Empire, Celts)
- High Rock consists of six major regions:
- Glenumbra
- Western region of High Rock, making up most of the large western peninsula
- Consists of rolling hills, forests, and swamps
- Contains the city-states of Daggerfall and Camlorn
- A few witch covens, such as the Beldama Wyrd and Glenmoril Wyrd, can be found deep in some forests
- The famous Battle of Glenumbra Moors, where the Direnni defeated the Alessian Order, is located here
Glenumbra
- Stormhaven
- Central region of High Rock, situated at the mouth of the Bjoulsae River
- Consists of rolling hills, woodlands, floodplains, and rocky outcrops
- Contains the great trading port city of Wayrest
- With its rich land and clement conditions, Stormhaven is blessed with many farming and fishing villages
Stormhaven
- Rivenspire
- Northern region of High Rock, encompassed by the Kurallian Mountains
- Consists of jagged mountains, dry badlands, rocky crags and canyons, and windswept moors
- Contains the city-states of Shornhelm and Northpoint
Rivenspire
- Western Reach
- A region located to the east, although the borders aren't fully defined
- Geographically, it comprises of northeastern Bangkorai, eastern Wrothgar and northwestern Craglorn, in Hammerfell
- Historically, this region was once part of the greater "Reach", which is the ancestral territory of the Reachmen
- It was split in two by Emperor Reman Cyrodiil, giving the west to High Rock and the east to Skyrim
The Reach (Skyrim)
- Northern Bangkorai
- Southeastern region of High Rock, straddling the border between High Rock and Hammerfell
- Consists of forested uplands
- Contains the city-state of Evermore
- Named after the Bangkorai Pass, which containts a fortified garrison that has protected High Rock from Hammerfell raiders
Northern Bangkorai
- Wrothgar
- Northeastern region of High Rock, encompassed by the Wrothgarian Mountains
- Consists of boreal forests, tundras and snowy mountains
- Contains the Breton cities of Farrun and Jehanna
- Was recently an independent Orcish kingdom that coexisted with the other Breton kingdoms
- Has a mixed population of Bretons, Nords, Orcs, and Reachmen.
- After the sacking of the third Orsinium, the current political state of Wrothgar is unclear
Wrothgar